AFC Bournemouth vs Newcastle Predictions

• Newcastle have won only one of their five away league games this term
• Both teams have scored in nine of Newcastle’s last 12 away league matches
• Both teams have scored in each of Bournemouth’s last four matches

Newcastle vulnerable following quick turnaround

The injuries are totting up for Newcastle and that is making it difficult for them to balance the Premier League with their Champions League campaign.

The Magpies are on a seven-game unbeaten run in the Premier League but they have been held to 2-2 draws away at West Ham and Wolves in their last two fixtures which have happened to follow a midweek Champions League encounter.

There is still sufficient quality in Newcastle’s starting line-up that they are worthy favourites for their trip to Bournemouth, who sit third from bottom in the Premier League with only six points to show from their opening 11 games.

However, odds-on quotes make little appeal as Eddie Howe’s side finished tired in their last away trip to Wolves, which came only three days on from their 1-0 loss at home to Borussia Dortmund.

And this fixture comes only four days on from another Champions League defeat to Dortmund, who utilised home advantage in a 2-0 victory on Tuesday.

Injuries taking their toll on Magpies

With Harvey Barnes, Alexander Isak, Sven Botman, Dan Burn, Jacob Murphy, Matt Targett and Elliott Anderson injured and Sandro Tonali suspended, Howe doesn’t have the options to do too much squad rotation.

So while Bournemouth are struggling for positives, having lost five of their last six league games, they may be more competitive in this Saturday evening kick-off than the prices suggest.

The Cherries have had to deal with a tricky run of fixtures and their confidence suffered yet another setback with last weekend’s 6-1 hiding at Manchester City.

However, that was the fourth straight game in which they had found the net, having also scored in defeat to Liverpool in the EFL Cup and in Premier League meetings with Wolves and Burnley.

Bournemouth can provide stern test

With Newcastle’s only away league win in five attempts this season coming in an 8-0 rout of Sheffield United, Bournemouth should feel they can make their presence felt.

So the best value on offer could be in the both teams to score market, which is a bet that has landed in nine of Newcastle’s last 12 away league games.

Both teams have also scored in each of Bournemouth’s last three home games while it was also a winner in both league meetings last season – the pair played out two 1-1 draws.

Therefore, correct-score punters should take a chance on a 2-2 draw, which was the scoreline in Newcastle’s last two away league games at West Ham and Wolves.